Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 23 (ANI): Sri Lankan cabinet has approved the purchase of 10 million doses of 'Made in India' AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of India (SII), local media reported.
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 21 (ANI): An outbreak of coronavirus has been reported in the Chinese expat community in Cambodia with most of the 32 people, who tested positive for the virus recently are Chinese nationals, local media reported.
Tokyo [Japan], February 20 (ANI): Japan has lodged a protest with China after two Chinese ships intruded into Japanese coastal waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, local media reported.
Ankara [Turkey], February 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish police on Friday launched operations against suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) and detained nine suspects, local media reported.
Dublin [Ireland], February 19 (ANI): More than 50 Irish religious leaders have signed a statement condemning the Chinese treatment of the Uyghurs Muslims in Xinjiang province, local media reported.
Yangon [Myanmar], February 14 (ANI): Chanting 'Shame on you China' in unison, dozens of youths gathered outside the Chinese embassy in Yangon on Sunday to protest against Beijing's support to the military dictatorship in Myanmar, local media reported.
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 13 (ANI): A Myanmar teenage girl, who was shot in the head by the police during protests against the military coup, has succumbed to her injuries, informed local media reports.
Wuhan [China], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) visited the Wuhan Institute of Virology on Wednesday, as part of their mission to investigate the origins of COVID-19, local media reported.
Uthal (Balochistan) [Pakistan], February 2 (ANI): At least 15 people were killed after the bus they were travelling in overturned near Uthal city of Lasbela district in Balochistan on Tuesday morning, local media reported.
Male [Maldives], January 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Nearly 20,000 Maldivians have signed up to be vaccinated against COVID-19 since registrations were opened on January 18, local media reported here Tuesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 26 (ANI): Turkey deported as many as 40 Pakistani citizens last week who were illegally residing in different cities of the country, according to the local media reports.
Tunis [Tunisia], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Tunisia decided to reintroduce a curfew to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic until February 14, local media reported Saturday.